The more you are called to speak for God's love, the more you will need to deepen the knowledge of that love in your own heart. The farther the outward journey takes you, the deeper the inward journey must be. Only when your roots are deep can your fruits be abundant.

When we are crushed like grapes, we cannot think of the wine we will become.

Through discipline, discipline is the other side of discipleship. If you want to follow Jesus, you have to have discipline.

Those who are marginal in the world are central in the Church, and that is how it is supposed to be! Thus we are called as members of the Church to keep going to the margins of our society. The homeless, the starving, parentless children, people with AIDS, our emotionally disturbed brothers and sisters - they require our first attention.

Every time I take a step in the direction of generosity, I know I am moving from fear to love.

A life without a lonely place, that is, without a quiet center, becomes destructive.

The Lord is coming, always coming. When you have ears to hear and eyes to see, you will recognize him at any moment of your life. Life is Advent; life is recognizing the coming of the Lord